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I don't have a Madonna-sized fan base, so I can actually e-mail and talk to everyone that e-mails me because I am totally appreciative, and I like my fans! They seem to have the same interests as me. They are kind of nerdy and cool - and have good taste, obviously.

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I have never made a cent off a record in my life. I have never recouped enough, and I never sold enough. When people see you have a song on MTV, they think you are doing well - but you know, the way the traditional label deal was set up, it is really hard for an artist, unless they sold a lot, to see anything.

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As a musician, I have always refrained from criticizing another artist.

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I think I'm different from a lot of singer-songwriters because some of my favorite singer-songwriters told stories. Like John Prine.

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I always did go against the singer-songwriter form. I think I've always had a lot of storytelling songs.

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When I write songs, I like to write lyrics first, and I think that's different from a lot of singer-songwriters. But I heard Sammy Cahn was asked what comes first, the lyrics or the music, and he said, 'The paycheck.'

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I haven't learned anything new on guitar since high school. And I think it's time to learn something.

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When I was a kid, I wanted to be a spy detective or a rock star.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: January 16th, 1965

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